Attack and Strength: what do they do?

[Omar]

Does Attack determine whether you hit a 0 or x, where x has better chances of being your max hit the higher your Strength, or does it make the chances of hitting your max hit higher? I've looked all around and I'm still confused.

[DarkX99]

To put it simply:

 

 

 

Attack determines how often you hit.

 

Strength determines how high you hit. (Max hit)

[Roberthree]

Attack = How often you hit/miss

 

Strength= Higher max hit.

[wioneo]

You're exactly right in your assumption, or I've been wrong for years. I'm hoping that it's the first alternative to be honest.

 

 

 

EDIT: Meaning your first idea, not second.

[Omar]

So, second alternative? Then why do so many people limit themselves to 40 attack when making pures?

 

[Edit @edit above] Oh. Well that would explain it then...

[konrad]

Attack : More accuracy, meaning it helps you hit less 0s.

 

Strength : Stronger hits, ( higher hits )

[Dragon_lord]

Most people that limit themselves to 40 Attack are F2P pures. They get it for rune weaponry, and in F2P Strength is everything. PKers would be much more effective if they could hit 15s every two misses than to successfully hit 1s all the time. :mrgreen:

[Omar]

Something like 50-65 instead of 40-70, sounds better still.

[tikityler]

Yes but with extra attack lvls you get extra combat levels and pures like to keep their combat levels to a minimum

[Omar]

One extra combat level isn't going to kill you.

[All_Is_Great]

One extra combat level isn't going to kill you.

 

It might, one extra combat level means (probably) 1-3 less hitpoints level, or 1-3 less str lvls which could totally make all the difference in the world between a pure vs pure fight.

[sykoknight]

One extra combat level isn't going to kill you.

 

 

 

The thing is a lot of pures end up fighting other pures, which usually have pretty low defence, so 40 attack is more then enough.

 

 

 

I havent PKed in quite a while on my pure, so I'm not sure what the PKing scene is now days, but thats how it used to be, more often then not you ran into other pures.

[killerbeer0]

One extra combat level isn't going to kill you.

 

 

 

The thing is a lot of pures end up fighting other pures, which usually have pretty low defence, so 40 attack is more then enough.

 

 

 

I havent PKed in quite a while on my pure, so I'm not sure what the PKing scene is now days, but thats how it used to be, more often then not you ran into other pures.

 

 

 

Which is why it was always fun to have defense and turn them into a bloodstain.

[doomy]

Attack is 0 or x I'm sure.

 

Strength increases max and allows you to hit higher more often.

 

 

 

By hit higher more often I mean if your max is 20, you'll hit 15+ 1/4 of the time and if your max is 30 you'll hit 15+ 1/2 the time.

[Omar]

Hmm-kay. In other words, everyone has a different opinion. :lol: